Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering – Laboratory and Analytical Equipment - Lilly Medicine Foundry

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Technical Leadership
  • Mentor process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning
  • Process control work implementation and coordination
  • Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan
• Operational Excellence
  • Techically lead and oversee the work of Site Area leads and System Integrator including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, DCS Application Software, Test Specifications
  • Lead/Participate in design reviews and DeltaV application software reviews, attend equipment and software FATs
  • Provide periodic status updates to Project Management
  • Devising functional requirements and process control strategies for control systems in collaboration with Process Engineering
  • DCS software design, coding/configuration and sing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software etc.)
  • Automation Engineering including design, tuning and troubleshooting of control loops
  • Implementing and supporting electronic systems (such as plant historians) used to capture process automation related production data
  • Maintain the validated state of the site control systems in line with Lilly quality standards including the development and execution of validation strategies and associated documentation
  • Automation support for capital projects including new product introductions
  • Promote the use of automation to improve productivity, operational efficiency and compliance
• Organizational Capability
  • In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products
  • Demonstrated initiative, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines
  • Possess a keen technical curiosity and has demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and a desire for continuous improvement
  • Good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, computer system validation

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in major Pharmaceutical manufacturing handling Laboratory and Analytical systems and equipment, and Systems Integration
• Experience in commissioning, qualifying and supporting Analytical equipment such as cell counters, environmental sing, filter sing, etc.

Additional Preferences

• Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS and Site Historian systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI)
• Experience in facilitating and driving decision-making at an organizational level